THE Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has updated its travel advice for those considering a visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. This is what it says:
The British Government advises against travel to the Islamic Republic. If a journey there is essential, on no account should citizens join the current protests. The Terrorism Act 2000 allows us to arrest those who support the protests on their return to Britain.
For a number of days radical protesters have taken to the streets of major cities demanding that the theocratic leadership of the State be deposed and replaced by a less totalitarian form of government. The British Government has no wish to change the administration in Tehran and feels that it still has much to learn about the creation and modus operandi of an Islamic State.
The following activities of the Iranian Government have come to our attention:
- Widespread censorship
- Extensive use of torture including the rape, solitary confinement and humiliation of women
- Beatings, torture, sleep deprivation and coerced confessions of political prisoners
- Detention without trial and threats made to those who do not adhere to the Shia religion
- Regular implementation of capital punishment
Although there is still some way to go, steps have been taken by the British Government to emulate these achievements.
For example, the UK has for a long time controlled the output of the BBC and other mainstream media. It is a world leader in arresting those who write online criticisms and is considering an outright ban on the X application.
Allegations of the abuse of tens of thousands of vulnerable female children by recent immigrants have been ignored or not fully investigated.
Trial by jury has for a long time been an impediment to summary justice and has stymied our legal appointees in their ability to imprison dissenting voices.
Christianity has also been an irritant in our desire to build the perfect society. We have persecuted and prosecuted Christians who preach in the street and who linger near abortion clinics, but we need more advice from the Islamic State on ways to eliminate those who refuse to accept the new morality. The Government notes that in 2024 the Iranian State executed more than 900 individuals for a range of offences and this should be a warning to those who defy the changes we envisage.
The Government is aware that the administration in Iran is headed by a Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Ayatollah was appointed by a mere 88 members of the Assembly of Experts. We consider that system to be a potential template for Britain where 20 per cent of the electorate was required to elect our own Supreme Leader.
In the regrettable event that the reactionary forces in Iran succeed in their attempt to change the system of government, the UK stands ready to welcome members and supporters of the Islamic State to help them enact the changes the Government desires and requires.
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